Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty

[mrushh]

I have read many of the TCY dynasty reports and decided to give it a try since I play TCY quite a bit. In perusing the other dynasties, I, of course, have my likes and dislikes which will impact the design and direction of this dynasty for as long as it lasts, which hopefully will be at least until I win a championship (if I "retire" before that happy occurence, I will try to let any readers I may aquire know of the end of the dynasty- you're welcome, HornsManiac).

When I look through a dynasty, I always find myself "fast-forwarding" through the sometimes extensive lists of game logs and player files. Therefore, I will not include those items. I enjoy greatly dynasties like cthomer's Rutgers and others, but I am not them and I will make my dynasty to my liking, and hopefully others out there share my feeling, at least an part, about the listing of certain elements not enhancing the enjoyment. To each his/her own.

With that in mind, a few ground rules and notes: I have "rerolled" the prestige to get TCU where I wanted them- below average at about 60%ile. I am playing on All-Star level with RANDOM prestige for schools and academics, but REAL prestige for conferences. I like the 3 year rule for coaches contracts, and I will not hire a new staff after the first season, but wait 'til after the third because the ones there will suck, but it's like taking over at the last minute; I had to hire and contract who was available at that time. When a coach retires, I am, of course, free to do as I please for that slot. I will not bribe anyone, ever. I will release any player who becomes ineligible due to grades, no matter what. I need not offer a scholarship to those who idolize TCU, since the real world idolizer is not guarenteed a thing either. I like the offers to your personal High Schoolers, but mine isn't in the game, so...too bad for me!!! I NEVER recruit players under 1000 SAT, but that's just me, since academics will be my hope for the forseeable future, and I don't like players flunking or taking excessive amounts of time for academics. I can recruit anyone, anywhere, though my recruiting budget will preclude much outside the area visiting. I will not give players less than 18/28 free time for no gfriend/gfriend just to have more time for study or weights. SCE is in Alaska, btw, soI won't have to recruit against them, but I won't have half the top 100 from Texas, either. Anything I forgot to mention that you want to know, just ask.

I am not the best TCYer, not even close, but the game isn't that hard, and I expect to be pretty good in a few years. And so it begins...

[mrushh]

There was a buzz in the room, a low humming sound from the gathered throng of alumni, reporters and university personnel as they waited with growing impatience for the man of the hour. Of course, it was a low buzz because there weren't really that many people there, though those that came were, in fact, making a buzzing sound. Or it could have been all the bugs that were flying out of the national championship trophy that had been carted out of some ancient crate in some dingy closet. The 30's era trophy was being cleaned with the arm of someone's shirt. Nobody knew who the new coach was, or why he wanted the dusty relic on hand, but even if the buzz was bug created, it was a good kind of buzz.

"Who is it Chancellor? Who's the new coach? We have deadlines to meet and we'll need to research this guy fast if you want some coverage."
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, be patient. He's on his way in as we speak. There was a fire down University Drive, and it cost us some time, but he'll be here in 2 minutes," the Chancellor replied. "This is a big day in Horny-Toad-Ville, and we are quite excited, as you can imagine. Ever since Franchione left (that piece of crap, no good bastard), we have been in turmoil, trying to find the right combination, the right fit, and we have...What, he's here? Good." The distinguished, old coot,er, chancellor waved to a suited man at the door, and in walked the Saviour of Cowtown, of Fort Worth.

He definitely looked like a coach. A University of Miami letter jacket, an old one, was the initial sight of those gathered. "Good, a Hurricane, a winner at last. Someone with high-caliber experience. You coached at Miami," someone shouted, before noticing the jacket must have been 30 years old. "No," came the reply. "You played at Miami?" Again, "No, but I have BEEN to Miami, once. Someone in the hallway gave me this to wear. There was a fire and I had my shirt burned-off saving lives.And that's why I have been hired here at TCU. To save the football program from the fallout of Dennis Franchione (that rat bastard) leaving for no reason except money, prestige and the chance to win BIG. I say good luck to him in his next job, and the next one, and the next one, and the one after that, and, oh never mind."

As he reached the podium and the semi-polished looking trophy, the new coach turned to the crowd, picked-up the trophy and began whooping and prancing about like Nureyev on acid. The crowd looked at one another and suppressed a laugh. WHAT THE HELL is this. At that, the man stopped the dance, squared his shoulders, raised the trophy high and said, "My name is Coach Purple, and I'm here to bring a baby sister back to Ft. Worth for this lonely pup here."

"C-C-Coach PURPLE?" came the disbelieving reply.
" Yes, first name Coach, last name Purple...take it up with my father. He's from Evanston, actually, but it still works for me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to meet my players and coaches. We have a season and some recruiting to do."

With that, Coach Purple strode down the aisle and out the door. "This should be interesting," said one alumnus. "Interesting may not be the word," replied the Star-Telegram reporter as he went out the door shaking his head.

[mrushh]

2002 pre-season

Starters

Player                       #   Pos  Elig  Current   Future   

Leyes, Bobby            9    QB   Jr    31 62                                                  

Reed, Robert            22   RB   Jr    32      32                                   

Talamaivao, Larry       39   FB   Sr    44      55                                  

Fuller, Horace          82   TE   Sr    36      54                                   

Ford, Russell           6    WR   Sr    24      35                               

Collier, J.T.           8    WR   So    26      26                                   

Branch, Ben             56   C    Sr    53      53                                   

Hastings, Ricky         79   G    Jr*   10      64                  

Lane, Bart              66   G    Fr    13      42                                                    

Harding, Alfred         63   T    Sr*   35      42                                  

Heath, Billy Joe        65   T    Jr*   36      57                                                    

Riddols, Orlando        15   P    Fr    39      61                  

Logan, Frank            19   K    Sr    55      55                                    

Moss, Antoine           97   DE   Sr    45      55                  

Kaminetzky, Jessie      71   DE   Jr    18      19                                                   

Medina, J.J.            74   DT   Jr    37      52                                                    

Dennis, Korey           98   ILB  Jr    32      55                                   

Bates, Eugene           52   ILB  So*   22      39                                   

Donovan, Dean           53   OLB  Sr    35      56                                    

Cukro, Allen            58   OLB  Sr*   52      53                                  

Barker, Ed              49   CB   Sr    28      28                 

Martinez, Roy           27   CB   So    24      39                              

Lofton, Luke            36   S    Sr*   28      45                  

Holliday, Kennedy       24   S    Jr*   20      23

As you can see, I can't compete with anyone who is any good, but I didn't think I could.

Schedule- Outlook

Fortunately, using real conference prestige, Conference USA sucks, for the most part.

Week		Opponent  	StartRk

2		@Cincinatti	35

3		@Northwestern	66

4		SMU		110

5		North Texas	114

7		Houston		111

8		@Army		101

9		@Louisville	 67

11		S. Mississippi	 47

12		Tulane		 74

14		@E. Carolina	 115

15		Memphis		 48

With a preliminary rank of 76, you can see we should have 5 "sure" wins (SMU, UNT, Houston, Army, E. Carolina), with one more a slight possibility (Tulane). We are realistically looking at a losing record, but not too bad. I say 5-6 for our first year won't be so bad.

Coaches

There's not much to report. They suck, except for the Syndicate Coordinator has Pretty Good Academics, Deep South is very good, fortunately, except only Fair at QB (ouch), and we have a scout named J.T. Shapiro of Great Lakes has 6/8 yellow (can we keep him?). Offensive Coordinator runs Pro Formation; defensively, we are going 3-4 for now.

Recruiting

What can you say, I need everything. My #1 need is a REAL QB. Secondly and thirdly, we need OL and DL, then linebackers. We have a soph. RB we are redshirting. Everyone else is active- I want their schollies open as SOON as possible.

Misc. Info

TCU Pre-Season Rank: 76
Pre-Season Prestige: 71
Academic Ranking : 77 (12th)
Season Tickets : 28,100 of 46,000
Travel Budget : 2695 per week

[mrushh]

Pre-Season Rankings

01) Michigan State
02) Minnesota
03) Michigan
04) Oregon
05) UCLA

35) Cincinnati
47) S. Miss
48) Memphis
67) Louisville
74) Tulane
76) TCU
99) UAB
101)Army
111)Houston
115)E. Carolina

WEEK 1- Off We go

No game, just recruit! Perusing the top 100 list, we are very happy. Texas has 28 listed in the top 300 recruits, with Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana having several candidates as well. The good thing, especially, is the number of high SAT and GPA candidates there are. We are taking the best Academic scores and going after the following for our first core group:

1) Graham Elliot is the #5 recruit and #1 RB in the country. He is scouted at 89 and hails from Waco.
2) Stan Kelly, the #40 recruit and #4 Qb in the land, is scouted 100, from El Paso.
3) Dusty Aceves, from Harlingen, is #19 overall and #4 at DT. Scouted 88.
4) Hardy Singleton is #20, #1 ILB, scouted 97, from Waco also.
5) Everett Akins, #57, #10 ranked T, scouted 67 from Sugar Land.
6) Cornelius Bishop, from Tyler, is #35, the #8 G, scouted at 96.

That is our first group of heavy hitters. We have lots of scholarships to give and have 14 graduating seniors, all scholarship players.

[mrushh]

WEEK 2- Show time, baby

The Game: TCU (-10) @ Cincinnati
Atendance: 28,800

The Coach Purple era opened up to sunny skies, perhaps an omen of the upset to come. Perhaps not. By the end of the first quarter, Cincy had built a 28-0 lead, and it didn't get any better the rest of the afternoon. The butt-kicking continued 'til the final gun, which missed me, but just barely.

Cincy dominated with 26-10 in first downs, 10 minute advantage in ball control, and a 343-161 offense superiority. Let's leave it at that...And, for some reason, we had noone nominated for Player of the Week. Go figure!

Injuries were confined to:
ILB Eugene Bates is PROBABLE- 4 weeks with a broken hand
OLB Donny Parker is PROBABLE- 1 week with a broken finger

Week	TCURk  Line    Opponent	     SeasRk  GameRk  TV	  Score   Record
2	 75	  -10   Cincy (0-0)  33      38	 --	 0-49   0-1

Recruiting:

We are just getting on track. I hate this "fog of War." Our QB, Stan Kelly, is a very unlikely candidate. He is a prestige man first, which kills us. We will look next week.
We have added another blue-chipper in his place.

Benjamin Raiola, from Houston, is #79 and the #13 G.Scouted at 72.


NOTE-- I am just feeling this Dynasty thing out at this time. I will change format as needed. Anyone reading this thing (HELLO??), feel free AND welcome to make suggestions. I am here to serve the greater community, or something like that. Also, please excuse all the Edits, but the format stuff kills me, and I often have to fix it.

[mrushh]

WEEK 3

The Game:TCU(0-1)(-5) @ Northwestern(0-1)
Attendance: 30,000 76 degrees, Sunny

We have some good news, and some bad news. The good news is we won. The bad news is what we won was the 4th quarter. Northwestern went ahead 14-0 after one, and was consistent thereafter, scoring 14 points again in both the 2nd and 3rd quarters to build a 42-0 lead.
At that point, N'Western put in the scrubs. It is very heartwarming to know we beat the scrubs in the 4th, 7-0, scoring our first TD on a 22-yard run by someone named Winfred Richard.That moral victory brought the final score to 42-7, N'Western.
Once more, the national press ignored your Horned Frogs in the Player of the Week noms.

Injuries were confined to: none
OLB Donny Parker has recovered

Week TCURk Line  Opponent   SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

2        75       -10   Cincy(0-0)   33         38           --    0-49    0-1

3        84       -5     N"wes(0-1) 66         71           --    7-42    0-2

Recruiting:

Still running through the lists of top academic athletes in the country at each position, looking closely at the southwest area of Texas and its 4 border states (NM, OK, AR, LA). No visiting and no idolizer to recruit in the top 1000, either. Maybe next decade.Two new hopefuls are:

QB Donald Lucio from Marshall, Tx is #149, #14 at qb, scouted 80
FB Kelvin Patton from Clark, SD is #107, #2 at fb, scouted 77

[mrushh]

WEEK 4- Skillet Time

The Game:SMU (1-1)(-3) @ TCU (0-2)
Attendance: 33,200
74 degrees, Sunny

A disappointing crowd filed in to Amon Carter Stadium to see the Ponies and the Frogs go after the Skillet and bragging rights for the year. SMU won the toss and elected to receive, which they did, and promptly fumbled on their first play from scrimmage. TCU moved downfield,failed to score, but set the tempo for the day.
The Frogs drew first blood, scoring on an 11 yd pass late in the first, and they never looked back. At halftime, TCU led 14-3 and continued their domination in the second half.
The final score, TCU 31 SMU 3. Domination was complete, with TCU leading 21-6 in 1st downs, 317-113 in Total Yds, and 34min.-26 in ToP. Coach Purple was pleased, saying " Screw SMU, and the 2-foot tall pony they rode in on. Well, don't screw the pony, that would be very messy, and illegal, except in Tennessee, West Virginia and a few other states. I am just excited to begin the winning here."

Players of the Week: Congratulations
1) C, Ben Branch- 6-15 blk, 1 SkA
2) DE, Antoine Moss- 5 Tck, 3 Ast, 3 Sk
3) RB, Robert Reed- 16 Car for 89 Yd, 2 TD
4) DT, Allen Hobgood-Chittick- 10 Tck, 3.5 Sk

Injury Update:
WR Antonio Sevcik PROB-3 Bruised Sternum

Week  TCURk   Line  Opponent     SeasRk   GameRk  TV    Score   Record

2     75      -10   Cincy(0-0)   33       38      --    0-49    0-1

3     84      -5    N'West(0-1)  66       71      --    7-42    0-2

4     103     +3    SMU(1-1)     110      71      --    31-3    1-2

Recruiting:

We are looking at a MAJOR haul, I think, based on the preferences of many of our recruits. To wit:

1) Elliot, RB #5, Acad/Dist is visiting Georgia Tech, but they can't compare to our acad/dist.
2) Kelly, QB #40, Prest/Dist has no visit, but I've kinda given up on him.
3) Aceves, DT #19, Acad*/Dist no visit, looks good
4) Singleton, ILB #20, Acad/Dist no visit, looks good
5) Akins, T #57, Prest/Acad visit Minnesota, looks dead
6)Bishop, G #35, Acad*/Prest visit Miss St,UTEP, looks iffy
7)Patton, FB #107, Acad/Dist no visit, looks good
8)Lucio, QB #149, Pres/Acad visit UTEP, looks dead
9) Ackerman, DE #49, Acad/Dist no visit, looks good

If we land many of those, the rest will be icing. Coach Purple is the man with the recruiting plan... at least for now.

[mrushh]

WEEK 5

The Game:North Texas (0-2)(-23) @ TCU (1-2)
Attendance: 33,200
74 degrees, Sunny

On a beautiful day in the neighborhood, Mr. Rogers came to sing the National Anthem. Can you say, "Off key." However, the rendition was forgotten quickly as the Frogs jumped all over the Mean Green from the outset.TD passes of 33, 52 and 9 yds. to Collier, Reed and Fuller, respectively, put TCU in front 21-0 after the 1st quarter.
UNT returned an interception 62 yds in the 2nd to close the lead to 14 at the half, but the Frogs were lashed by Coach Purple in the lockerroom and came out pumped, shutting the door on UNT and scoring another 17 points to end the day with a 42-14 victory.
Coach Purple was pleased with the 24-10 1st down lead and the 490 yards racked up by his offense. Said he, "I want to assure you there will be rough waters ahead, but the fight in your Horned Frogs will never be extinguished. We are not where we need to be yet, but we WILL get there."

Players of the Week:Congratulations
1) RB, Robert Reed- 11 Car for 61 YD, 0 Td
2) DE, Antoine Moss- 6 Tck, 2 Ast, 1.5 Sk
3) CB, Ed Barker- 2 Tck, 1 Ast, 3 Int, 1 Defn
4) QB, Bobby Leyes- 24 of 32 for 358 Yd, 4 Td, 2 Int

Injury Update:
Dt, J.J. Medina, Out-14, Broken Foot
DT, Fred Welch, Out-3, Hyperextended Knee
FB, Larry Talamaivao, Prob-2, Broken Finger

Season at a Glance:

Week  TCURk   Line  Opponent     SeasRk   GameRk  TV    Score   Record

2     75      -10   Cincy(0-0)   33       38      --    0-49    0-1

3     84      -5    N'West(0-1)  66       71      --    7-42    0-2

4     103     +3    SMU(1-1)     110      71      --    31-3    1-2

5     61      +23   UNT(0-2)     114      120     --    42-14   2-2

Recruiting:

We received our first 4 decline to accept e-mails, but none of them were on the A-list. We also have our first 2 visits, and one of them is **Graham Elliot**, the #5 recruit in the nation. Our other visitor is:
Dustin Hughes, G, Spring, Tx. Dustin is #224, #25 G, scouted 66+. He prefers Acad/Dist and is also visiting Texas, but our Acad is much higher, so it looks good.
Also, we are after Jimmy Bernstein of Jacksonville, AR, #72, #4 C, scout 84+. He is Acad/ Dist and visiting Georgia Tech. Tech is on par with TCU academicaly, but is farther away. Fingers are crossed.

[mrushh]

WEEK 6

The Game:none

Rankings Update

01) Colorado 4-0
02) Minnesota 4-0
03) Georgia Tech 4-0
04) Michigan State 4-0
05) Boston College 3-0

13) Cincinnati 3-0
33) Memphis 3-1
57) TCU 2-2
64) Tulane 2-2
81) UAB 2-2
82) S. Miss 1-3
89) Louisville 1-3
115)Army 0-3
116)Houston 0-4
121)E. Carolina 0-3

Recruiting:

An unwelcome, though not unexpected loss, as QB Stan Kelly chose not to come to Ft. Worth. No new visits, and no other important recruits lost. With Kelly gone and Donald Lucio looking unlikely, we are setting our sites on:
-Joey Hidy from Livonia Michigan, #331, #28 QB overall, scouted 58+. He is Acad*/Prest and visiting Purdue, but the Boilermakers don't seem a good fit.
-Marty Dotson from N. Richland Hills, Tx, #8 CB, #85 overall, scout at 78+. He's Acad*/Dist visiting Miss. St, but only 9 miles from our campus.
-Richard Bright, Bloomington, MN, #12 DE, 108 overall, scout 71-. Dist/Acad visiting Colorado, but Buffs are only 64 in his major.

Not nervous, yet, but a few visits would be nice.

[mrushh]

WEEK 7

The Game: Houston (0-4)(+13) @ TCU (2-2)
Attendance: 33,200
62 degrees, Fair

Meat Loaf was to sing the National Anthem today, but , unfortunately for him, if not for us, his hair was sucked into his blow dryer when plugged into the wrong kind of outlet. Whereas it probably did save time on the Anthem rendition, it shorted out the scoreboard for the first quarter.
With a ToPoss advantage of 34min to 26, the Purple Pride were in command throughout, for the most part, with a 10-7 lead after one quarter stretched to 27-7 by half. First downs were 23 to 9, while TCUs Total yards doubled-up on the Cougs, 366-183.
So dominating were the Frogs, they scored on 7 of 10 possesions for the game, punting only 3 times. A nice win to push TCu to an overall winning record for the year. Coach Purple said after the game, " Damn, they SUCK," and truer words were never said. However, a win is a win, at this point, and we are happy to take it to the house.


Players of the Week:Congratulations
1) RB, Lance Wright- 13 Carries for 82 Yds, 2 TD
2) C, Ben Branch- 6-14 Blck, 0 SkA
3) QB, Bobby Leyes- 12 of 20 for 166 Yd, 0 Td, 0 Int

Injury Update:
DE Jessie Kaminetzky PROB- 2, Sprained Ankle
TE Darrin Gaynor OUT- 7, Broken Clavicle
FB Talamaivao has recovered
WR Sevcik has recovered
ILB Bates has recovered

Season at a Glance:

Week  TCURk   Line   Opponent       SeasRk   GameRk  TV    Score   Record

2     75      -10    Cincy(0-0)     33       38      --    0-49    0-1

3     84      -5     N'West(0-1)    66       71      --    7-42    0-2

4     103     +3     SMU(1-1)       110      71      --    31-3    1-2

5     61      +23    UNT(0-2)       114      120     --    42-14   2-2

7     70      +13    Houston(0-4)   111      119     --    41-10   3-2

Recruiting:

We have our first recruit. Marty Dotson, welcome to Cowtown!
A bit of a blow as Dustin Hughes, #224, a G, has accepted Texas' offer. There were 5 others turn us down, but noone of significance.

Recruit		Pos	State		Rank	PosRK	Scout	GPA	SAT	AthPrep                   

Marty Dotson	CB	TX		85	8	78+	3.59	1400	70

The next few weeks will obviously be key to the next few years in FroggieLand.

[mrushh]

WEEK 8

The Game: TCU (3-2)(-11) @ Army (1-4)
Attendance: 25,900
66 degrees, Sunny

President Bush was to attend the game, but a mysterious call, something about daughters, coconut oil and male strippers, caused a regrettable cancellation. Dubya missed an exciting, nail-biter of an affair. Or, more correctly, for the first half, a dull, boring, nothing to do but chew on your nails kind of game.
Neither team could do anything the first 30 minutes, except draw penalties and turn the ball over. The halftime score: 3-3. By the start of the 2nd half, there were only 17,000 fans left, as many went home to watch the paint dry.
If Coach Purple told you the Frogs punted only 3 times for the 2nd week in a row, you might think TCU blew Army out in the 2nd half. You would be wrong. 2 fumbles, 3 interceptions and a missed FG, all contributed to the nailbiter of a finish. The Frogs and Cadets were very even, with a 10 second difference in ToPossession for the game, and slight leads for TCU in 1st downs (22-16) and total yards (310-254).
The game was not put in the W column for sure until TCU scored with 3:10 left in the game on an 11yd pass from Bobby Leyes to J.T. Collier and a subsequent interception on the Frog 48 with 2min left. TCU then ran out the clock, inexplicably kicking, and missing, a field goal on the final play of the game. Very uncool, it may come back to haunt the Toads in future meetings. Explained Coach Purple, "Well, it was a bit stupid, but our back-up kicker is only rated at 25, and he needs some experience if he ever gets a shot in a tight game."

Final Score: TCU 24 Army 14

Players of the Week: Congratulations
1) RB, Lance Wright- 9 Carries for 88 Yds, 0 TD
2) C, Ben Branch- 8-18 Blck
3) DE, Antoine Moss- 8 Tck, 5 Ast, 1 Sck

Injury Update:
OLB Dean Donavon, PROB-2, Sprained Ankle
FB Welch has recovered

Season at a Glance:

Week  TCURk   Line   Opponent       SeasRk   GameRk  TV    Score   Record

2     75      -10    Cincy(0-0)     33       38      --    0-49    0-1

3     84      -5     N'West(0-1)    66       71      --    7-42    0-2

4     103     +3     SMU(1-1)       110      71      --    31-3    1-2

5     61      +23    UNT(0-2)       114      120     --    42-14   2-2

7     70      +13    Houston(0-4)   111      119     --    41-10   3-2

8     64      +11    Army(1-4)	    101     099	--    24-14	 4-2

Recruiting:

Well, the visit rush is on, with good news and bad. Also, we had 4 more negative decisions with no new commitments.
Visiting include: #5, RB Elliot; #19, DT, Aceves; #20, ILB, Singleton; #57, T, Akins; #35, G, Bishop; #79, G, Raiola; #107, FB, Patton; #49, DE, Ackerman.
Not visiting major players include: #149, QB, Lucio; #72, C, Bernstein; #331, QB Hidy, #108, DE, Bright.

We will be in trouble another year or two if we can't find a QB to at least VISIT our wonderful campus.

In The Fold:

In The Fold:

Recruit		Pos	State	  Rank  PosRK   Scout	GPA	 SAT	 AthPrep                   

Marty Dotson	CB	TX	  85	  8	 78+	3.59	 1400	 70

The next few weeks will obviously be key to the next few years in FroggieLand.

[mrushh]

WEEK 9

The Game: TCU (4-2)(+2) @ Louisville (2-4)
Attendance: 21,300
46 degrees, Rain

On a cold, windy, rainy night in Louisville, reality slapped the Frogs in the face. A 2 point "dog" coming in, TCU played like a chihuhua, fumbling on their second play from scrimmage at their own 21 yard line, setting-up what would prove to be the winning points and the first of three TD on the first 3 possessions for Louisville. So complete was the embarrasment, TCU managed only 7 first downs and 150 total yards in 23 minutes of possession. In one of the worst performances in College history, QB Bobby Leyes completed but 4 of 31 for 88 yds with 3 interceptions.
The longest drive for the Frogs covered only 45 yards, and the player of the game was the punter, Orlando Riddols, who busted out with 10 punts on the evening. Said Coach Purple, "That was truly amazing, the efficiency with which we SUCKED. I feel sorry for the Horned Frog faithful who came to Kentucky to see this crappy effort. On a positive note, I finally got over my constipation eating the great ribs and beans at our team dinner last night. Of course, this game made me sick, again, but who knew."

Final Score: Louisville 38 TCU 0

Players of the Week: Congratulations
or not... none

Injury Update:
no new, no recovered

Season at a Glance:

Week  TCURk   Line   Opponent       SeasRk   GameRk  TV    Score   Record

2     75      -10    Cincy(0-0)     33       38      --    0-49    0-1

3     84      -5     N'West(0-1)    66       71      --    7-42    0-2

4     103     +3     SMU(1-1)       110      71      --    31-3    1-2

5     61      +23    UNT(0-2)       114      120     --    42-14   2-2

7     70      +13    Houston(0-4)   111      119     --    41-10   3-2

8     64      +11    Army(1-4)	    101	    99	--    24-14   4-2

9     57      -2     Louis(2-4)     67       83      --    0-38    4-3

Recruiting:

A banner day in Ft. Worth, as several Blue Chippers accepted our invitation to play for the Frogs, including our top prospect, Graham Elliot. He should be a STUD with his 89 Ath. Prep and 89+ scout report. We also landed the #1 ILB and #2 FB. What a week!
On a sad note, we lost Benjamin Raiola, #79 recruit, to Oklahoma, and we lost out on ANOTHER QB. We have both Donald Lucio, #14, and Joey Hidy, #28 visiting. Both are Acad*, so we should have a good shot at either, or both. We gotta have a QB.

In The Fold:

Recruit	        Pos	 State  Rank  PosRK   Scout	 GPA	 SAT	 AthPrep                   

Dotson,Marty	  CB	 TX	  85	  8	    78+	 3.59	 1400	 70

Elliot,Graham	  RB	 TX	  5	  1	    89+	 3.86	 1505	 89

Patton,Kelvin	  FB	 SD	  107	  2	    77+	 3.71	 1391	 77

Aceves,Dusty	  DT	 TX	  19	  4	    88+	 3.49	 1462	 67

Bishop,Cornelius  G	 TX	  35	  8	    96+	 3.73	 1368	 33

Boo,Vincent	  K	 MA	  426	  12	    61+	 3.96	 1427	 96

Singleton,Hardy	  ILB	 TX	  20	  1	    97-- 3.64	 1340	 89

[mrushh]

WEEK 10

The Game: none

Rankings Update

01) Colorado 7-0
02) Minnesota 8-0
03) Oregon 7-0
04) Kentucky 8-0
05) Michigan 7-0

22) Cincinnati 6-1
34) Memphis 5-2
61) Tulane 4-4
67) UAB 4-3
69) TCU 4-3
72) S. Miss 3-4
76) Louisville 3-4
112)E. Carolina 1-5
113)Army 1-6
116)Houston 1-6

Recruiting:

Well, we finally landed a QB, Joey Hidy from Livonia, Michigan, though he isn't really what Coach Purple had in mind for the first QB recruit landed. Donald Lucio would have been better, but he chose to attend UTEP, instead. We did land several more TOP FLIGHT lads, 3 more from the top 100 in the nation, but how often will so many top prospects come from the Texas and neihgboring state area, and how often will they be so academically gifted. All the time, hopefully, but we will see.
We now have 11 Toads in the pond, with 5 more to come. Unfortunately, we have no more potential TCUers in the top few hundred, but we need more help, so we'll take what we can get.

In The Fold:

Recruit		  Pos	State	  Rank  PosRK   Scout	GPA	 SAT	 AthPrep                   

Dotson,Marty	  CB	TX	  85	  8	    78+	3.59	 1400	 70

Elliot,Graham	  RB	TX	  5	  1	    89+	3.86	 1505	 89

Patton,Kelvin	  FB	SD	  107	  2	    77+	3.71	 1391	 77

Aceves,Dusty	  DT	TX	  19	  4	    88+	3.49	 1462	 67

Bishop,Cornelius  G	TX	  35      8	    96+	3.73	 1368	 33

Boo,Vincent	  K	MA	  426	  12	    61+	3.96	 1427	 96

Singleton,Hardy	  ILB	TX	  20	  1	    97--3.64	 1340	 89

Ackerman,Riddick  DE	NM	  49	  9	    65+	4.00	 1490    85

Atkins,Everett	  T	TX	  57	  10	    67+	3.87	 1461	 99

Bernstein,Jimmy	  C	AR	  72	  4	    84+	3.04	 1121    54

Hidy,Joey	  QB	MI	 331	  28	    58+	3.33	 1401	 77

[mrushh]

WEEK 11

The Game:

• S. Miss (3-4)(-3) @ TCU (4-3)
• Attendance: 34,900
• 57 degrees, Fair

In front of a decent crowd, Bocephus sang the "Are you Ready for Some Football" theme in lieu of the Star Spangled Banner. Apparently his glasses fogged-up, as well, because he fell over a Gatorade container on his way in from midfield after the song. Unfortunately, it was the best tackle by a Frog for much of the first 30 minutes. Some days are stranger than others. This was a strange one, both good and bad. With a higher ranking and a better record, TCU was still a 3 point dog, and at home, even.
Whereas, the party of the first part, S. Miss, ran all over TCU, outgaining them 443 to 247, and racking up a 29-13 advantage in first downs, the party of the second part, TCU, refused to buckle. Down 17-7 at halftime and 20-7 after 3 quarters, Horned Frog Pride burst out at last in the 4th quarter and made it exciting for those that stayed the course in the stands. Lance Wright scored from 4 yards out in the 4th to cut the lead to 20-14. Froggie "D" finally found its backbone and STONED S. Miss to get the ball back in the final 4 minutes. The ensuing drive covered over 1/4th the Frogs offense for the day, moving inside the 10 with time to spare. Unfortunately, the gods were not amused, as QB Bobby Leyes uncorked one of his patented ducks and was intercepted in the endzone with 1:18 to play. S. Miss knelt 3 times and the game was over.
Coach Purple mused " We scared the shit, oh, wait, can I say shit. No, well damn. Oh can I say damn. Yes, well ok. DAMN, I thought a Horned Frog miracle was forthcoming, but it was not to be. That shitty, oh, well, er, that damn duck ball was very untimely."

Final Score: Southern Mississippi 20 TCU 14

Players of the Week: CongratulationsC Ben Branch, 4-16 Blk, 0 SkA

Injury Update:
DE Antione Moss OUT-43, Torn ACL
DT Allen Hobgood-Chittick OUT-8, Herniated Disk
DT J.J. Medina QUEST-7, Broken Foot
Kaminetzky has recovered

Season at a Glance:

Week  TCURk   Line   Opponent       SeasRk   GameRk  TV    Score   Record

2     75      -10    Cincy(0-0)     33       38      --    0-49    0-1

3     84      -5     N'West(0-1)    66       71      --    7-42    0-2

4     103     +3     SMU(1-1)       110      71      --    31-3    1-2

5     61      +23    UNT(0-2)       114      120     --    42-14   2-2

7     70      +13    Houston(0-4)   111      119     --    41-10   3-2

8     64      +11    Army(1-4)	    101       99	--    24-14   4-2

9     57      -2     Louis(2-4)     67       83      --    0-38    4-3

11    69      -3     S. Miss(3-4)   47	      72	--    14-20   4-4

Recruiting:

We are now in the fill-a-hole with what we can mode. We got a commitment from a much needed safety, but we still have no receivers. We have several visiting, though none are in the top 300. We also have Everett Shea, a 60+, unranked TE from TX we need to land, since our only TE rated over 25 is a graduating senior.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos	State	  Rank  PosRK   Scout	GPA	 SAT	 AthPrep                   

Dotson, Marty	 CB	TX	  85	  8	    78+	3.59	 1400	 70

Elliot, Graham	 RB	TX	  5	  1	    89+	3.86	 1505	 89

Patton, Kelvin	 FB	SD	  107	  2	    77+	3.71	 1391	 77

Aceves, Dusty	 DT	TX	  19	  4	    88+	3.49	 1462	 67

Bishop, Cornele. G	TX	  35      8	    96+ 3.73	 1368	 33

Boo, Vincent	 K	MA	  426	  12	    61+	3.96	 1427	 96

Singleton, Hardy ILB	TX	  20	  1	    97- 3.64	 1340	 89

Ackerman, Riddick DE	NM	  49	  9	    65+	4.00	 1490    85

Atkins, Everett	  T	TX	  57	  10	    67+	3.87	 1461	 99

Bernstein, Jimmy  C	AR	  72	  4	    84+	3.04	 1121    54

Hidy, Joey	  QB	MI	  331	  28	    58+	3.33	 1401	 77

McCareins, Ethan  OLB	NH	  454	  32	    70++	3.96	 1496	 10

Riekens, Rondell  S	FL	  310	  16	    75+	3.55	 1371	 32

[mrushh]

WEEK 12

The Game:

• Tulane (4-5)(+2) @ TCU (4-4)
• Attendance: 34,000
• 52 degrees, Sunny

Dirk Nowitzki was invited to sing the National Anthem to kick-off the festivities today. Unfortunately, the only National Anthem Dirk knew was "Deutchland, Deutchland, Uber Alles." So unnerved were your Toads, they went out and played the worst game of the year. Tulane, a 2 point underdog on the road, let TCU drive into Green Wave territory with the opening kick-off before stiffening and stopping TCU on downs. They proceeded to tear the grass off the field for the next 25 minutes, going into the locker room up 38-0 at half.
2 int's, 2 fumbles and a missed field goal pissed-off Coach Purple so badly, he benched starting QB Bobby Leyes, who went 3-10 for 57 yards before splinters got hold of his butt for the day.
Noone else picked-up the slack, and a field goal in the closing minutes narrowly averted a shutout. The leading rusher for TCU had 30 yards. Said Coach Purple "Shit...oh, yeah, I forgot, sorry."

Final Score: Tulane 38 TCU 3

Players of the Week:Congratulationsnone, thank you very much

Injury Update:DT Fred Welch OUT-8, Knee
Kaminetzky has recovered again after another tweak (what a wuss)

Season at a Glance:

Week TCURk Line Opponent     SeasRk GameRk TV  Score  Record

2     75   -10  Cincy(0-0)    33     38    --  0-49    0-1

3     84   -5   N'West(0-1)   66     71    --  7-42    0-2

4    103   +3   SMU(1-1)     110     71    --  31-3    1-2

5     61   +23  UNT(0-2)     114    120    --  42-14   2-2

7     70   +13  Houston(0-4) 111    119    --  41-10   3-2

8     64   +11  Army(1-4)    101     99    --  24-14   4-2

9     57   -2   Louis(2-4)    67     83    --  0-38    4-3

11    69   -3   S. Miss(3-4)  47     72    --  14-20   4-4

12    76   +2   Tulane(4-5)   74     74    --  3-38    4-5

Recruiting:
15 down, 1 to go. We landed a wide receiver, though he probably won't do us much good. The TE, Shea Everett shunned the Frogs and took a leap to Clemson, instead, so our TE situation for next year will be nasty, probably. We have several players visiting for the last scholly, but none worth wasting your time on at the moment.
In The Fold:

Recruit            Pos  State Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA  SAT   AthPrep

Dotson, Marty       CB   TX     85    8     78+   3.59 1400  70

Elliot, Graham      RB   TX      5    1     89+   3.86 1505  89

Patton, Kelvin      FB   SD    107    2     77+   3.71 1391  77

Aceves, Dusty       DT   TX     19    4     88+   3.49 1462  67

Bishop, Cornelius    G   TX     35    8     96+   3.73 1368  33

Boo, Vincent         K   MA    426   12     61+   3.96 1427  96

Singleton, Hardy   ILB   TX     20    1    97--  3.64 1340  89

Ackerman, Riddick   DE   NM     49    9     65+   4.00 1490  85

Atkins, Everett      T   TX     57   10     67+   3.87 1461  99

Bernstein, Jimmy     C   AR     72    4     84+   3.04 1121  54

Hidy, Joey          QB   MI    331   28	    58+   3.33 1401  77

McCareins, Ethan   OLB   NH    454   32    70++  3.96 1496  10

Riekens, Rondell     S   FL    310   16     75+   3.55 1371  32

Huntley, Mark       WR   CA    ---   86     57+   3.35 1326  30

Becker, Kyle         T   FL    294   30     64-   4.00 1391  66

[mrushh]

WEEK 13

The Game:none

Rankings Update:

• [01] Oregon 10-0
  [02] Minnesota 10-0
  [03] Missouri 10-0
  [04] Colorado 9-1
  [05] Michigan 9-1
  
  [26] Cincinnati 8-2
  [27] Memphis 8-2
  [61]Tulane 5-5
  [64] S. Miss 4-5
  [66] UAB 6-3
  [77] TCU 4-5
  [87] E. Carolina 3-6
  [88] Louisville 3-6
  [119]Army 1-8
  [120]Houston 1-8

Recruiting:
We are DONE. Our final recruit was a pretty nice surprise. Ellis Twisp, while only scouted 64-, may be heard from due to our lack of players at WR.
All in all, I am VERY happy with our first class. 8 top 100 recruits... I'll take that every year, and spread all over the field to help many positions. The major bummer is our inability to land a better QB, but there is always next year.

In The Fold:

Recruit            Pos  State Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA   SAT   AthPrep

Dotson, Marty       CB   TX     85    8     78+   3.59  1400  70

Elliot, Graham      RB   TX      5    1     89+   3.86  1505  89

Patton, Kelvin      FB   SD    107    2     77+   3.71  1391  77

Aceves, Dusty       DT   TX     19    4     88+   3.49  1462  67

Bishop, Cornelius    G   TX     35    8     96+   3.73  1368  33

Boo, Vincent         K   MA    426   12     61+   3.96  1427  96

Singleton, Hardy   ILB   TX     20    1    97--   3.64  1340  89

Ackerman, Riddick   DE   NM     49    9     65+   4.00  1490  85

Atkins, Everett      T   TX     57   10     67+   3.87  1461  99

Bernstein, Jimmy     C   AR     72    4     84+   3.04  1121  54

Hidy, Joey          QB   MI    331   28	    58+   3.33  1401  77

McCareins, Ethan   OLB   NH    454   32    70++   3.96  1496  10

Riekens, Rondell     S   FL    310   16     75+   3.55  1371  32

Huntley, Mark       WR   CA    ---   86     57+   3.35  1326  30

Becker, Kyle         T   FL    294   30     64-   4.00  1391  66

Twisp, Ellis	    WR	 NJ    334   21	    64-   3.76  1474  58

[mrushh]

WEEK 14

The Game:

• TCU (4-5)(+3) @ E. Carolina (4-6)
• Attendance: 8,700
• 47 degrees, Fair

Yeah, BABY!! 8700 fans out in Greenville. What a rowdy group it was, too.
As for the game, the Frogs were moving up and down the field for most of the first half as QB Bobby Leyes was trying to atone for the past several weeks. He was 10 of 14 for over 100 yards when, BAM, he goes down. In comes Christian Newsome. Now, with a name like Christian, you would think he was fairly blessed. But NNOOOOOO! The guy is currently rated 17. Yes, I said 17. Guess what? TCU failed to score the rest of the game. Fortunately, even with 3/4ths of the starting defensive line on the shelf, the Horned Frogs were able to hold on for a victory, holding the Pirates to 11 first downs for the game.
Coach Purple, seeing the injuries mount and the only QB worth so much as $.05 in the training room, dragging his shoulder on the ground like Cheetah, exclaimed "Shit. Next week could suck. What? Oh, shut-up...SHIT."

Final Score: TCU 21 E. Carolina 14
Players of the Week:Congratulations LB Korey Dennis 5 Tck, 2 Ast, 3 Int
G Bart Lane 6-7 blk, 0 SkA
RB Robert Reed 14 Carries for 54 Yds, 1 Td

Injury Update:QB Bobby Leyes OUT-6 Seperated Shoulder

Season at a Glance:

Week TCURk Line Opponent     SeasRk GameRk TV  Score  Record

2     75   -10  Cincy(0-0)    33     38    --  0-49    0-1

3     84   -5   N'West(0-1)   66     71    --  7-42    0-2

4    103   +3   SMU(1-1)     110     71    --  31-3    1-2

5     61   +23  UNT(0-2)     114    120    --  42-14   2-2

7     70   +13  Houston(0-4) 111    119    --  41-10   3-2

8     64   +11  Army(1-4)    101     99    --  24-14   4-2

9     57   -2   Louis(2-4)    67     83    --  0-38    4-3

11    69   -3   S. Miss(3-4)  47     72    --  14-20   4-4

12    76   +2   Tulane(4-5)   74     74    --  3-38    4-5

14    77   -3	E. Caro(4-6) 115     87	   --  21-14   5-5

Recruiting:

Completed.
In The Fold:

Recruit            Pos  State Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA  SAT   AthPrep

Dotson, Marty       CB   TX     85    8     78+   3.59 1400  70

Elliot, Graham      RB   TX      5    1     89+   3.86 1505  89

Patton, Kelvin      FB   SD    107    2     77+   3.71 1391  77

Aceves, Dusty       DT   TX     19    4     88+   3.49 1462  67

Bishop, Cornelius    G   TX     35    8     96+   3.73 1368  33

Boo, Vincent         K   MA    426   12     61+   3.96 1427  96

Singleton, Hardy   ILB   TX     20    1    97--   3.64 1340  89

Ackerman, Riddick   DE   NM     49    9     65+   4.00 1490  85

Atkins, Everett      T   TX     57   10     67+   3.87 1461  99

Bernstein, Jimmy     C   AR     72    4     84+   3.04 1121  54

Hidy, Joey          QB   MI    331   28	    58+   3.33 1401  77

McCareins, Ethan   OLB   NH    454   32    70++   3.96 1496  10

Riekens, Rondell     S   FL    310   16     75+   3.55 1371  32

Huntley, Mark       WR   CA    ---   86     57+   3.35 1326  30

Becker, Kyle         T   FL    294   30     64-   4.00 1391  66

Twisp, Ellis	    WR	 NJ    334   21	    64-   3.76 1474  58

[mrushh]

WEEK 15

The Game:

• Memphis (9-2)(-14) @ TCU (5-5)
• Attendance: 41,300
• 50 degrees, Rain

Michael Jackson was on hand to sing the Anthem this afternoon. However, he was struck by lightening before he could commence. On a brighter side, the voltage was so strong that it charred his skin back to its original shade, boosting his lagging album sales as rumors of death flew around the globe.
As for the game, Coach Purple exclaimed, "I am so proud of our defense, holding a top 25 team to only 290 yards of offense and 20 first downs. With all our D-line injuries, I would be ashamed if I were flying back to Memphis with them. We outworked them and outhustled the. We may lack talent, but we have Frog hearts of platinum."
TCU held Memphis to a 7-0 halftime score before the 3rd teamers having to play due to injury, gave out a bit. It was a moral victory, of sorts.

Final Score: Memphis 23 TCU 0

Players of the Week:
none

Injury Update:
season's over, doesn't matter
Gaynor has recovered. too late

Season at a Glance:

Week TCURk Line Opponent     SeasRk GameRk TV  Score  Record

2     75   -10  Cincy(0-0)    33     38    --  0-49    0-1

3     84   -5   N'West(0-1)   66     71    --  7-42    0-2

4    103   +3   SMU(1-1)     110     71    --  31-3    1-2

5     61   +23  UNT(0-2)     114    120    --  42-14   2-2

7     70   +13  Houston(0-4) 111    119    --  41-10   3-2

8     64   +11  Army(1-4)    101     99    --  24-14   4-2

9     57   -2   Louis(2-4)    67     83    --  0-38    4-3

11    69   -3   S. Miss(3-4)  47     72    --  14-20   4-4

12    76   +2   Tulane(4-5)   74     74    --  3-38    4-5

14    77   +3	E. Caro(4-6) 115     87	   --  21-14   5-5

15    72  -14   Memphis(9-2)  48     25	    4  0-23    5-6

Recruiting:

Completed.

[mrushh]

Bowl Line-up

Game                   Matchup                                               Location               

Fiesta Bowl            Minnesota (13-0) 17, Oregon (12-1) 10                 Tempe, AZ

Orange Bowl            Colorado (12-1) 35, Virginia Tech (12-2) 17           Coral Gables, FL       

Sugar Bowl             Oklahoma State (12-2) 24, Missouri (12-2) 10          New Orleans, LA       

Rose Bowl              Duke (10-3) 31, Mississippi State (11-3) 24           Los Angeles, CA       

Capital One Bowl       Michigan (12-1) 31, Kansas (10-3) 17                  Orlando, FL            

Gator Bowl             Stanford (9-3) 12, Kentucky (11-3) 10                 Jacksonville, FL       

Cotton Bowl            Arizona (10-3) 21, Penn State (10-3) 12               Dallas, TX            

Outback Bowl           Air Force (13-0) 24, Maryland (10-3) 13               Tampa, FL 

Walnut Bowl            Temple (12-1) 31, Kansas State (9-4) 17               San Francisco, CA

Peach Bowl             Mississippi (11-2) 42, Indiana (9-4) 10               Atlanta, GA 

Liberty Bowl           Wake Forest (10-3) 27, Baylor (7-6) 0                 Memphis, TN            

Sun Bowl               Illinois (9-4) 13, Rice (9-3) 10                      El Paso, TX            

Humanitarian Bowl      UCLA (8-5) 41, Texas (7-6) 7                          Boise City, ID

Seattle Bowl           Rutgers (12-1) 48, Memphis (10-3) 7                   Seattle, WA  

Music City Bowl        Clemson (10-3) 35, Michigan State (7-6) 0             Nashville, TN  

Alamo Bowl             Marshall (9-4) 15, Navy (8-5) 12                      San Antonio, TX

Holiday Bowl           Boston College (10-3) 26, Louisiana State (9-4) 20    San Diego, CA 

Independence Bowl      Arizona State (8-5) 44, Western Michigan (9-4) 25     Shreveport, LA 

Houston Bowl           Virginia (10-4) 42, Georgia (8-5) 17                  Houston, TX 

Motor City Bowl        Nevada (12-1) 37, Brigham Young (9-4) 10              Detroit, MI

Hawaii Bowl            San Diego State (10-4) 31, Georgia Tech (8-5) 28      Honolulu, HI 

Las Vegas Bowl         University of Miami (9-4) 45, Cincinnati (11-3) 10    Las Vegas, NV

Tangerine Bowl         Middle Tennessee State (9-3) 36, Sitka (7-5) 35       Orlando, FL    

[mrushh]

THE BOWLS

Minor Tier

                

Alamo Bowl             (9-4) Marshall        15,  (8-5)  Navy          12                       

Holiday Bowl          (10-3) Boston College  26,  (9-4)  Louisiana St. 20     

Independence Bowl      (8-5) Arizona State   44,  (9-4)  We. Michigan  25      

Houston Bowl          (10-4) Virginia        42,  (8-5)  Georgia       17                   

Motor City Bowl       (12-1) Nevada          37,  (9-4)  Brigham Young 10               

Hawaii Bowl           (10-4) San Diego St.   31,  (8-5)  Georgia Tech  28       

Las Vegas Bowl         (9-4) Univ. of Miami  45, (11-3)  Cincinnati    10     

Tangerine Bowl         (9-3) M.Tennessee St. 36,  (7-5)  Sitka         35

[mrushh]

THE BOWLS

Major Tier

 

Outback Bowl          (13-0) Air Force       24, (10-3)  Maryland      13                

Walnut Bowl           (12-1) Temple          31,  (9-4)  Kansas St.    17                

Peach Bowl            (11-2) Mississippi     42,  (9-4)  Indiana       10                

Liberty Bowl          (10-3) Wake Forest     27,  (7-6)  Baylor         0                  

Sun Bowl               (9-4) Illinois        13,  (9-3)  Rice          10                       

Humanitarian Bowl      (8-5) UCLA            41,  (7-6)  Texas          7                           

Seattle Bowl          (12-1) Rutgers         48, (10-3)  Memphis        7                    

Music City Bowl       (10-3) Clemson         35,  (7-6)  Michigan St.   0

[mrushh]

THE BOWLS

Four-Star Tier

 

Rose Bowl             (10-3) Duke            31, (11-3)  Mississ. St.  24            

Capital One Bowl      (12-1) Michigan        31, (10-3)  Kansas        17                   

Gator Bowl             (9-3) Stanford        12, (11-3)  Kentucky      10                  

Cotton Bowl           (10-3) Arizona         21, (10-3)  Penn St.      12   

[mrushh]

THE BOWLS

New Years Tier

 

Orange Bowl           (12-1) Colorado        35, (12-2)  Virginia Tech 17            

Sugar Bowl             12-2) Oklahoma St.    24, (12-2)  Missouri      10    

[mrushh]

THE BOWLS

BCS Title Game

 

Fiesta Bowl           (13-0) Minnesota  17, (12-1) Oregon  10      

[mrushh]

2002 Final Rankings:

   

School                 Record  Conf   Comp    Poll   Loss  Sch   Total   Rank 

 

Minnesota              13-0    BTN    2.00    1.00   0.00  1.60  4.60    1       

Colorado               12-1    BTW    2.00    4.00   1.00  0.56  7.56    2       

Oregon                 12-1    PTN    5.00    2.50   1.00  1.76  10.26   3       

Michigan               12-1    BTN    6.25    2.50   1.00  1.08  10.83   4       

Temple                 12-1    BES    3.25    6.50   1.00  0.68  11.43   5       

Rutgers                12-1    BES    4.25    6.50   1.00  2.16  13.91   6       

Air Force              13-0    MWS    6.25    5.00   0.00  4.60  15.85   7       

Missouri               12-2    BTW    4.50    8.50   2.00  1.52  16.52   8       

Virginia Tech          12-2    BES    11.25   11.00  2.00  0.32  24.57   9       

Oklahoma State         12-2    BTW    14.25   8.50   2.00  3.00  27.75   10      

Mississippi            11-2    SEC    12.00   11.00  2.00  3.28  28.28   11      

Boston College         10-3    BES    11.50   15.00  3.00  0.76  30.26   12      

Kentucky               11-3    SEC    11.25   15.00  3.00  1.12  30.37   13      

Wake Forest            10-3    ACC    11.50   17.00  3.00  1.68  33.18   14      

Nevada                 12-1    WAC    17.00   11.00  1.00  4.44  33.44   15      

Clemson                10-3    ACC    12.00   17.00  3.00  2.12  34.12   16      

Duke                   10-3    ACC    15.00   16.50  3.00  1.64  36.14   17      

Mississippi State      11-3    SEC    17.75   15.00  3.00  0.96  36.71   18      

Penn State             10-3    BTN    20.50   20.00  3.00  0.80  44.30   19      

Kansas                 10-3    BTW    18.50   24.00  3.00  1.16  46.66   20      

Virginia               10-4    ACC    23.25   19.00  4.00  1.28  47.53   21      

Stanford               9-3     PTN    18.75   23.50  3.00  2.48  47.73   22      

Maryland               10-3    ACC    23.00   19.50  3.00  2.60  48.10   23      

Cincinnati             11-3    USA    22.00   22.00  3.00  3.44  50.44   24      

Arizona                10-3    PTN    24.50   24.00  3.00  3.76  55.26   25

      

Memphis                10-3    USA    27.75   28.00  3.00  2.88  61.63   30      

Tulane                 7-5     USA    53.00   54.50  5.00  2.72  115.22  56      

Southern Mississippi   6-6     USA    63.00   60.00  6.00  3.56  132.56  62      

Alabama-Birmingham     7-5     USA    65.00   63.50  5.00  4.64  138.14  68      

Texas Christian        5-6     USA    77.00   70.50  6.00  4.72  158.22  78      

Louisville             4-8     USA    81.25   82.00  8.00  3.20  174.45  85      

East Carolina          4-8     USA    89.25   92.50  8.00  3.84  193.59  94      

Army                   1-11    USA    114.75  118.50 11.00 1.72  245.97  120     

Houston                1-11    USA    121.00  120.00 11.00 3.72  255.72  121

[mrushh]

2002 Summary:

Record: 5-6
Rank: 71

   

Texas Christian         Team      Rank  

Rushes                  385       81 (T)      

Rushing Yards           1267      82          

Yards Per Carry         3.29      83          

Pass Attempts           313       82          

Completions             140       106 (T)     

Passing Yards           1655      107         

Yards Per Attempt       5.28      103         

3rd Down Conversions    29.6      95          

Points Per Game         16.6      95          

Turnovers               33        111 (T)     

Turnover Margin         -7        94          

   

Opponents               Team      Rank  

Rushes                  411       42          

Rushing Yards           1595      66          

Yards Per Carry         3.88      67          

Pass Attempts           295       6           

Completions             168       24 (T)      

Passing Yards           1770      4           

Yards Per Attempt       6.00      25          

3rd Down Conversions    32.8      47          

Points Per Game         24.0      58          

   

Primary Formation: Pro Formation      

   

Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  

9 Leyes             QB    211   97    1307  6.19  9     15      

11 Newsome          QB    59    27    236   4.00  0     5       

13 Galloway         QB    39    13    95    2.43  0     1       

Team                ---   313   140   1655  5.28  9     21      

   

Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  

25 Wright           RB    101   576   5.70  4     20    24      

22 Reed             RB    94    416   4.42  5     14    11      

9 Leyes             QB    70    34    0.48  1     34    159     

41 Richard          RB    40    122   3.05  1     12    4       

39 Talamaivao       FB    31    100   3.22  2     10    17      

Team                ---   385   1267  3.29  13    116   310     

   

Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  

6 Ford              WR    66    30    387   12.9  126   2       

8 Collier           WR    65    29    379   13.0  141   2       

86 Oliver           WR    51    17    265   15.5  66    1       

82 Fuller           TE    35    21    239   11.3  88    1        

5 Sevcik            WR    29    7     96    13.7  27    1       

22 Reed             RB    19    12    132   11.0  51    2       

25 Wright           RB    12    4     50    12.5  22    0       

Team                ---   313   140   1655  11.8  580   9       

   

Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  

52 Bates            ILB   66    27    0.0   7     0     5       

98 Dennis           ILB   53    13    0.0   3     5     0       

36 Lofton           S     42    12    0.0   3     1     2       

97 Moss             DE    40    14    6.5   9     0     0       

53 Donovan          OLB   35    10    0.0   4     2     4       

43 Will             ILB   34    12    1.0   3     0     1       

24 Holliday         S     28    9     0.0   4     1     2       

94 Hobgood-Chittick DT    27    9     4.5   10    0     0       

23 Burks            S     26    11    0.0   3     0     2       

58 Cukro            OLB   25    10    0.0   3     0     2       

28 Hartwig          CB    24    3     1.0   3     1     0       

49 Barker           CB    24    14    0.0   0     3     3       

71 Kaminetzky       DE    22    17    3.5   5     0     1       

47 Barrow           CB    18    1     0.0   0     2     3       

48 Carmazzi         CB    17    6     1.0   1     0     2       

90 Parker           OLB   13    3     0.0   2     0     0       

73 Morris           DE    12    8     4.0   3     0     0       

Team                ---   620   204   30.0  73    16    30

[mrushh]

Recruiting:

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		   Pos	State  Rank  PosRK  Scout  GPA	 SAT   AthPrep                   

Dotson, Dotson	   CB	TX     85    8      78+	   3.59	 1400  70

Elliot, Graham	   RB	TX     5     1      89+	   3.86	 1505  89

Patton, Kelvin	   FB	SD     107   2      77+	   3.71	 1391  77

Aceves, Dusty	   DT	TX     19    4      88+	   3.49	 1462  67

Bishop, Cornelius  G	TX     35    8      96+	   3.73	 1368  33

Boo, Vincent	   K	MA     426   12     61+	   3.96	 1427  96

Singleton, Hardy   ILB	TX     20    1	    97--   3.64	 1340  89

Ackerman, Riddick  DE	NM     49    9	    65+	   4.00	 1490  85

Atkins, Everett	   T	TX     57    10     67+	   3.87	 1461  99

Bernstein, Jimmy   C	AR     72    4	    84+	   3.04	 1121  54

Hidy, Joey	   QB	MI     331   28     58+	   3.33	 1401  77

McCareins, Ethan   OLB	NH     454   32     70++   3.96	 1496  10

Riekens, Rondell   S	FL     310   16     75+	   3.55	 1371  32

Huntley, Mark	   WR	CA     ---   86     57+	   3.35	 1326  30

Becker, Kyle	   T	FL     294   30     64-	   4.00	 1391  66

Twisp, Ellis	   WR	NJ     334   21     64-	   3.76	 1474  58

What did we need... EVERYTHING, and we got a little bit OF everything, almost. Major deficit will be at QB and TE, for sure. If we redshirt everyone, which I plan to do if possible, we will have no room for injuries at any position next season.
In 2004, these guys should be ready to take TCU to another plane of existence than we are at now.

[mrushh]

Records and Awards, 2002

Records:
We will compile records and release them after the 2003 or 2004 season since every record was set this year and , hopefully, most won't last very long.

Awards:
As can be expected, TCU is not visible in the award page very much. The only players selected for post-season recognition were a few on the C-USA All-Academic team, which I don't plan on including. I will only consider C-USA recognition for MVP awards or 1st team recognition. Other awards are of little consequence, one would hope, down the road.

[mrushh]

Senior Wrap-Up 2002

The following players ended their tenure at TCU:

• Ed Barker, CB. GPA-3.26. Final Estimate, 28. Started all 11 games in 2002 with 3 interceptions, 1 for a TD. Awarded 4 stokes.
• Rob Barrow, CB. GPA-3.66. No apparent relation to Clyde since he played in all 11 games with 0 starts and 2 picks. Final Estimate, 14, with 4 stokes. 2002 C-USA All-Academic CB.
• Ben Branch, C. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 53. Started all 11 games in 2002 with 37 KeyRunBlocks. Awarded 1 stoke and named 2002 C-USA All-Academic Center.
• Dean Donovan, OLB. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 35. Started all 11 games in 2002 with with 35 tackles and 10 assists. Awarded 8 stokes.
• Russell Ford, WR. GPA-2.80. Final Estimate, 24. Started 10 games in 2002 with 30 receptions for 387 yards and 2 td. Awarded 8 stokes.
• Horace Fuller, TE. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 36. Started all 11 games in 2002 with 21 catches for 239 yds and 1 td. Awarded 0 stokes.
• Reggie Greer, OLB. GPA-3.88. Final Estimate, 21. Played in all 11 games in 2002 with 0 stokes.
• Frank Logan, K. GPA-3.12. Final Estimate, 55. Kicked in all 11 games in 2002 with 5/10 field goals and 24/24 PAT. Awarded 1 stoke.
• Antoine Moss, DE. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 45. Started 8 games in 2002, suffering a season ending injury after 3 Player of the Game nominations. Had 40 Tck, 14 Ast and 6.5 Sck. Awarded 8 stokes and named C-USA All-Academic DE.
• Donny Parker, OLB. GPA-3.60. Final Estimate, 25. Played in all 11 games in 2002 with 13 Tck and 3 Ast. Awarded 4 stokes.
• Winfred Richard, or was it Richard Winfred? RB. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 25. Played in all 11 games in 2002 with 40 carries for 122 yd and 1 td. Awarded 9 stokes. Named C-USA All-Academic RB.
• Marlon Stephenson, T. GPA-2.34. Final Estimate, 34. Played in all 11 games in 2002 with 3 KRB. 0 stokes
• Larry Talamaivao, FB. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 44. Started 10 games in 2002 with 31 carries for 100 yd, 2 td. Awarded 9 stokes. Named C-USA All-Academic FB.

Good luck to y'all, the newest Horned Frog Letterman's Club members.

[mrushh]

Professor Laertes:2002

Coach Purple Coaching Record

   

Year  Team                  Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV  Tick Don  Score  

2002  Texas Christian       5-6    No   78   39   100  100  6   40   74   59     

Post - Post-Season Appearance, Perf - Team Performance Score, Acad - Academic
Performance Score, Recr - Recruiting Score, TV - Television Revenue Score,
Tick - Ticket Revenue Score, Don - Alumni Donations Score

[mrushh]

For the 2-? people that actually read this/these dynasties, and in particular, this one, I thank you.

I would be remiss if I do not give a little credit to those of you that responded when I asked questions to get me started on this project, and especially to cthomer, whose dynasty made me want to write this one, and from whom I have taken some ideas in terms of composition. Thanks again (if you ever see this).

If anyone reads this, please tell me why my page scrolls way over, and noone else has this debilitating problem?????

[mrushh]

National Awards

Heisman Trophy:

• The trophy for 2002 was awarded to Senior QB Nate Hoover from Temple University by a large margin of 23 votes. Nate completed 65.9% of his passes for 3961 yards. He threw 43 td passes with only 12 interceptions. His rating was a hefty 173.9

Coach of the Year

• Congratulations to Coach Adrin Cornett of Oklahoma State. Coach Cornett was honored for leading the Cowboys to a 12-2 record and a #10 national ranking

[klayman]

In short, the page scrolls because of the pre formatted text. Instead of having a normal end of line return, the pre formatted text is forcing a certain length.

It's fine on my machine though, but I'm running a high res. You can do a couple of things to fix it. You can bump your resolution higher, but that won't fix it for other people view at lower res. The other thing you can do is change the text size and reduce white space in your pre formatted text. However, I can't speak for other people, but scrolling doesn't really bother me any.